Sara's Blog

‘Tis the season…to be frantically making Christmas cards (why, why do I wait to the last minute?) and holiday papercrafts. But we at Paper Wishes also have a little pre-Christmas treat for you: Rock-bottom, super-low, grab ‘em while you can prices to make your Christmas papercrafting easy! Hooray!

Take this cute cone, for example. It’s super-fast to make and becomes a great way to present candy, cookies and small gifts. Last year I filled one with foil-wrapped chocolates as a hostess gift. It makes a great presentation!

It’s really easy to do: Just take two 12”x12” papers and place them (don’t glue them) back-to-back, then curve them into a cone shape. The paper weight is perfect because it’s not too flimsy to hold things and it’s not too stiff (like cardstock) so it can still roll. Because the two papers aren’t glued, there will be a shift when you roll them into a cone...that will leave a white edge around the cone which I really like. I found that glue stick didn’t really work for me, and neither did the typical tape tabs so I used really strong double-sided tape…otherwise the rolled tip will pop and will drive you crazy! It helps to get it all glued, then use a rubber band to “set it”.

Then if you want to wrap ribbons around the cone, secure them to the back of the cone and all around the sides with Zots™, and tie in the front. The cone shown here is made with The Busy Scrapper Christmas Papers, which are now on sale at 50% off—so you get 28 patterned papers plus tags and alpha tiles for $7.49. It’s embellished with Christmas #2 Brad Buddies™ which are also 50% off and just $1.99 for a pack of 6 embellishments.

And this fun little paper ball (which, by the way, is perfect for making with kids) is also really easy to do. Just cut 10 strips of paper measuring 6”x1/2”. Place the strips back-to-back but don’t glue them together. Punch a hole at each short end of the strips, about ¼” from the end. (Don’t worry if they’re not all perfect.) Then gather all the paper pieces together and insert a brad through each end. Gently pull the strips away from each other to form a ball. Add ribbon and a silk flower and you’re done! This little ornament was made with 8”x8” Christmas Papers, which are at 50% off too!

There’s even more on sale this week, from stencils to punches and tons of paper. Even better? We have a free gift for the first 300 orders—it’s a sample of one of our new lines for January!

You can check out all the specials and savings in our Virtual Catalog Wrap. Just click here to see. Enjoy!